Thinkcentre A55

Basic specs, great price. No coupon or rebate needed.

ThinkCentre A55 Tower -Year Depot Warranty
8705CTO $199
Processor: Intel® Celeron® 420 Processor (1.6GHz 800MHz FSB 512KB L2)
Operating system: Genuine Windows Vista Home Basic
Operating system language: Genuine Windows Vista Home Basic - US English
Form factor: Mechanical Package Tower 4x4 no FDD
Total memory: 512MB PC2-5300 SDRAM (1 DIMM)
Video adapter: Intel GMA Integrated Graphics
Audio adapter: Integrated SoundMax w/SPX Audio (ADI 1986 HD)
First hard drive bay: 80GB Hard Disk Drive, 7200RPM Serial ATA
First optical device bay: DVD-ROM 16X Max
Networking: Integrated Gigabit Ethernet
Keyboard: Lenovo Preferred Pro Full Size Keyboard - US English
Pointing device: Lenovo Optical Wheel Mouse USB

isnt this good enuff as a websurfing computer?

needs more ram, 512 even with basic, is no good.

Great deal. You can't beat that price. Great starter system. Also good for students who need something for doing reports and stuff.

although not my cup of tea, it's a VERY good deal for people who wants a simple web surfing box...

berite100 said:isnt this good enuff as a websurfing computer?

Not as is, would need to add Wifi to it, unless your're hooking up a cable modem.

If it was a laptop I'd be all over it

closeupman said:berite100 said:isnt this good enuff as a websurfing computer?

Not as is, would need to add Wifi to it, unless your're hooking up a cable modem.

If it was a laptop I'd be all over it

Since when does a computer need wifi to be on the internet, and why in the world would you want a laptop without wifi?

How's this system compares to the WalMart special hardware wise? The one that they sell for $199? I think this is a good deal, given that the S/W itself is about $100. For those who think that this is not a good deal, please provide a better deal rather than just thread crap! I am in the market to buy a new entry system for my grandma who don't need anything fancy. Any suggestion is welcome.

sworshs said:How's this system compares to the WalMart special hardware wise? The one that they sell for $199? I think this is a good deal, given that the S/W itself is about $100. For those who think that this is not a good deal, please provide a better deal rather than just thread crap! I am in the market to buy a new entry system for my grandma who don't need anything fancy. Any suggestion is welcome.

Same here. Thinking this might fit the bill for my grandfather (with a small memory upgrade)

There are more Lenovo bargains here:

Lenovo Outlet

I bought an M55 desktop last year for $250 and it has been a reliable machine. I did add some more memory.

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